The Wag’s Revue Third Annual Winter Writers Contest is now open. First Prize $1000 and publication in Issue 13; second prize $500 and third $100. All entries will be considered for publication and it is open to all three genres (fiction, poetry, essays). The contest will be judged by the editors and closes February 29, 2012. All details and the submissions manager may be accessed at http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit.php. Founded in early...

GeminiMAGAZINE We are pleased to announce the third annual Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest featuring a Grand Prize of $1,000. Second place wins $100 and there will also be three honorable mentions. There are no restrictions on content, style, genre or length–just send your best. All five finalists will be published online in the June 2012 issue of Gemini. Entry fee: $4. Deadline: March 31, 2012. Enter by email or snail mail. Also...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand...

With the fiction issues, Sawmill ups the proverbial ante on web-based publications. By forging partnerships with authors, illustrators, and graphic designers, we present digital packaging as gorgeous and important as the literature housed within. We want to show you a journal created with love and attention to detail, as memorable and honest as any book you’ve ever held in your own hot hands. In other words, something worth coming back for time...

Bayou Magazine Literary Journal of the University of New Orleans FICTION AND POETRY EDITOR’S PRIZES CALL for Submissions October 1 – December 31 JAMES KNUDSEN EDITOR’S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER: $500, publication and a year subscription. FINALISTS will be named on our website. 2011 Judge: Joseph Boyden Submissions must be original, previously unpublished work of fiction, no longer than 7500 words. Reading fee: $15, includes a one-year...

NEWS FLASH. The deadline for the Fish Short Story Prize had been extended to 6 December 2011. The website will stop taking entries at midnight GMT on that day. This is to facilitate writers who are unfamiliar with the new Fish website and have had difficulties submitting their stories. So if you haven’t had time to submit your story this year, here’s your chance. Please note that the website has been updated since last July, and so...